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External Penetration Testing Course: Attack Like a Real Adversary
This external penetration testing course from TMG Security teaches you how to test an organisation’s internet-facing attack surface, the same way real attackers do. You learn the full black box process, from client scoping and OSINT recon to exploitation and professional report writing. As a result, you can run a complete external pentest for a real client from start to finish.
- Black box methodology
- OSINT & recon
- Exploitation
- Client handling
- Report writing
Description
This course introduces students or security professionals to the External Penetration Testing concepts associated with black box pentesting. We encourage you to take this course if you are a complete beginner in Advance External Penetration Testing world. This course uses a custom-developed vulnerable External Penetration Testing to demonstrate how, web vulnerabilities can be identified and exploited. This course teaches you how to identify a variety of Advance web vulnerabilities lies in the Server-side, Client-side.
Introduction
– What is External Penetration Testing
– Phases of External Penetration Testing
– Checklist to perform External Penetration Testing
Dealing with a Client
1. Create a ROE for client
2. Complete the Signing Process
3. Be available for kick off meetings
Information Gathering / Recon / OSINT
– Collect all Internal IP’s
– Do Port Scanning
– Collect Employees Information through Open Source
– Collect Employees Email Addresses
– Look For Password Leaks on GitHub
– Look For Sensitive Information in Activity / Commit history
– Look into Stack Trace error or Leaks Any Server Information
– Look For Lower Versions of Server or Whatever technology they use to find CVE’s
– Fuzz the Parameters or Perform Directory Brute Forcing to Find Sensitive Information
– Use Google Dorks to Find Secrets like AWS Bucket or Azure AD
– Collect JWT Tokens, Email Addresses , IP Addresses , User’s Unsubscribe Tokens and many more through Wayback Urls
Exploitation
– Perform Vulnerability Scanning
– Look for gaining access of admin panels
– Check for Weak Password Policy
– Try to gain Internal access through Open Ports
– Try to enumerate accounts on login, signup, password reset functions etc.
– Perform Brute force attacks on login portals
– Look For Security Misconfigurations like : Clickjacking, SPF/DMARC, CORS and many more..
Write Professional Reports
– Write about your company
– Give a brief description about when you started the project and when you ended.
– Create a Index of report
-. Make a severity chart with beautiful colours
– Start the report writing with sequence & priority wise
– Follow the steps to write a report
Benefits
- Get ISO Certified Certification
Trainer
Mayank Gandhi
Why choose this external penetration testing course?
Real client workflow
First, learn how to create Rules of Engagement, complete sign-off and run kick-off meetings, just like a consulting pentester.
Deep OSINT and recon
Map IPs and open ports, gather employee emails, find leaked passwords on GitHub and discover secrets with Google dorks and Wayback URLs.
Practical exploitation
Next, scan for vulnerabilities, attack admin panels and login portals, and test for weak password policies and exposed services.
Misconfiguration hunting
Find issues such as clickjacking, weak SPF and DMARC records and CORS flaws, which appear in almost every external test.
Professional reports
Finally, write client-ready reports with an index, severity chart and prioritised findings that teams can act on.
Industry methodology
The approach follows recognised frameworks such as the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES).
Who should take this external pentesting course?
- Beginner pentesters who want to learn black box testing step by step.
- Security professionals who need to run external assessments for clients.
- Bug bounty hunters who want stronger recon and attack surface skills.
- IT and network teams who want to see their perimeter like an attacker.
Want web skills too? Take our Web Application Penetration Testing course, browse all TMG Security cybersecurity courses, or book one-to-one pentesting training.
External penetration testing course FAQ
What is external penetration testing?
External penetration testing checks the systems an organisation exposes to the internet, such as websites, login portals, email setups and open ports, to find weaknesses before attackers do.
Is this external penetration testing course for beginners?
Yes. It is designed for complete beginners as well as security professionals who are new to external testing.
What will I learn in the recon phase?
You will learn port scanning, employee and email discovery, GitHub password leak hunting, Google dorking and Wayback URL analysis.
Does the course teach report writing?
It does. A full section shows you how to structure a professional pentest report, from the index to the severity chart and prioritised findings.
Do I get a certificate?
Absolutely. You receive an ISO certified certificate after completing the course.
Course Content
Introduction to External Penetration Testing
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